Matt Garman wrote: > > > ...and low power. Hard to not want to buy one :) What enclosure is > it in? > > I assume since it doesn't have a native sound device, you're using > the usb-sound alsa module? I can't find it now, so maybe I'm crazy, > but I thought I remember reading a disclaimer not too long ago that > the alsa usb-sound module was unreliable. > > Yes, and low power. The Kill-A-Watt meter reads a max of 3 watts when playing FLAC or MP3's. I have the slim black anodized enclosure available from PC Engines. Blends in nicely with the rest of the gear and the black Target rack. Three LED's up front for status; can be turned off if it suits you. Photos of case: http://www.pcengines.ch/case1c1blku.htm The device has no native sound, so yes I am using the usb-sound module. I have had *zero* reliability problems. Not a single skip, hiss, or other aberrant sound to complain about. And I should mention that the Wavelength DAC that I am using is one of the very few running in Asychronous mode, and I still haven't had any issues. > > I've been thinking about getting an external USB DAC or possibly a > cheap soundcard with optical SPDIF to connect to a DAC as suggested > here[1]. > > If I knew then what I knew now, I would have checked what input > rates and formats the M-Audio Audiophile 24/96 supports. Even now I > can't find any documentation that says what it *does* support! > > Anyway, thanks again for the informative post! > > Matt > > [1] http://rednerd.com/2009/02/06/bit-perfect-audio-with-linux-and-mpd/ > > I would recommend a good external DAC with native USB such as the Wavelegth's (24 bit DAC's available) or the 24 bit Benchmark DAC-1 USB. If you're on a budget I would suggest checking Audiogon periodically. I found my DAC there for less than half the MSRP. Please also look at the computer section of Head-Fi.org for recommendations on reasonably priced (and great sounding!!) USB DAC's. Other people (please do your own research) have commented that S/PDIF on motherboards doesn't provide proper isolation from digital noise. I have never used S/PDIF. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Stay on top of everything new and different, both inside and around Java (TM) technology - register by April 22, and save $200 on the JavaOne (SM) conference, June 2-5, 2009, San Francisco. 300 plus technical and hands-on sessions. Register today. Use priority code J9JMT32. http://p.sf.net/sfu/p _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list Alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user
